Saw a coyote at urban decay Earthside Nature Center. He stared w/wisdom/experience in eyes, when he saw me, then ran past field jumped over 6ft fence to dissapear. The Coyote mythos is one of the most popular western Native American cultures, especially among indigenous peoples of California and Great Basin. Coyote can be categorized in many types. In creation myths,at the same time be the messenger, the culture hero, the trickster, the fool, the clown.